Gladstone and Disraeli surveys and compares the careers of these twoinfluential Prime Ministers. Stephen J. Lee examines how Gladstone and Disraeliemerged as le... » 

Gladstone and Disraeli surveys and compares the careers of these twoinfluential Prime Ministers. Stephen J. Lee examines how Gladstone and Disraeliemerged as leaders of the two leading parties and goes on to consider theirtime in power analysing many different aspects of their careers. Using a widevariety of sources and historiography Stephen J. Lee compares and contraststhe beliefs of Gladstone and Disraeli their effect on the economy socialreform the Irish problem and parliamentary reform and on foreign policy. «